French dance-pop purveyors Yelle-have recently returned with their long awaited second album, the exotically addictive Safari Disco Club (out now, V2 / Cooperative Music). Adding depth and experience to the sweet & sour pop cocktail found on their acclaimed 2007 pop-up debut, Yelle find themselves in a more reflective mood and have learned a few new tricks during their time off. The band have been keeping busy – they covered Robyn’s “Who’s That Girl” as part of the iTunes international exchange, and she covered their track “A Cause of the Boys” in return.

If pop-up was a breakout set of fun-loving bawdy pop, Safari Disco Club is its sharper, wiser sibling. Sonically deeper, multi-layered, and emotionally more diverse, it defines Yelle’s style and elevates them beyond any particular scenes to find a unique pop voice, Without singing one iota word about her.

Music truly does transcends all. It’s an album that takes on a captivating journey, with as much ingenuity, beauty and mystery as Pop-Up had sparkle and fun.